Torticas de Chocolo (Corn-Scallion Cakes)
Ingredients
- 2 cups fresh corn kernels
- 2 eggs
- ¾ cup queso fresco or white cheese
- ½ scallion minced
- 3 tablespoons corn meal
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
- Place the corn, eggs, and scallion in a blender and blend until a thick batter is just formed.
- Place in a bowl and add the queso fresco, corn meal, sugar and salt. Mix well using a fork.
- Preheat the oven to 350°.
- Divide the batter evenly among the cupcake or muffins tray, filling them about ⅔-3/4 full. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 15 to 20 minutes.
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This recipe is the result of my trying to make a Colombian snack. I tried to make Fried Colombian Corn Fritters or Torticas de Chocolo Fritas at least 5 times, but they didn't work! These Fried Corn Fritters are a popular Colombian street food and they are fantastic. If one of my Colombian readers has a good recipe for these fritters and wants to share it with us, I would appreciate it.
So, I decided to make my own baked version with the batter I had left over and they came out absolutely delicious. I used the same ingredients from the Fried Corn Fritters recipe that my friend gave me, but to bake them, I added corn meal to the batter.
Buen provecho!
Kim
I love the shape of these with the crinkled edges, very pretty Erica!
norma
I like torticas de maiz....I make them to look like little pancakes. Your version is very pretty and i can just taste them hot with lots of butter on them. Call me Julia Childs.....
Rachana
These scallion cake looks so lovely.
Isabel
Erica,
is it 1/2 cup of scallions?
Erica
Isabel- 1/2 or 1 scallion.
Chris
These look good but what was happening with the fried attempts? Was it just a texture issue?
Anonymous
delicious!! looks great and healthy. I didn't know you like cooking and baking colombian specialties. Great job. Looks to me that envueltos de maiz are the same as cuban tamales, they a so goodddddddddddddddd. Congratulations!!!
Barbara
Your version looks pretty darn good to me, Erica! Smart of you to re-invent the recipe. That's a sure sign of a talented cook!
Angie's Recipes
Eric, these scallion corn cakes look fantastic! Love its natural rustic colour.
Jeannie
Looks delicious! Love the bright color:D
peanutts
It doesnt matter how its made , as long as they taste great 🙂 ,
gloria
Erica This look really yummy and nice, love this type of recipes, xx gloria
Oysterculture
What a yummy treat I love anything corn and these just sound so tasty as a snack.
Atreyee
nice tasty little snacks 🙂 Columbian food is so similar to Indian food!
Belinda @zomppa
Delicious! Can you see frozen corn kernels?
Erica
Belinda- Yes!
Christine @ Fresh Local and Best
This looks delicious. I bet your house smelled so good when you were baking these cakes.
rebecca subbiah
they look great and yours is a healthier version so no worries